New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-24
GEORGE WILL CALL A CONVENTION
| THE PLANS OF THE UNITED LABOR PARTY.
DIR. M'GLYNN's WARM WORDS FOR HIS LEADER-
DIsMIssING "JIMMYN O'BRIEN.

DR. M'GLYNN's WARM WORDS FOR HIS LEADER
DIsMIssING JIMMY" O'BRIEN.
The first authoritative statement Of the United Labor
pnrtys position in the coming Presidential contest was
made in an interview last night by the Rev. Dr. NC
Glynn, chairman OF the Executive Committee OF this
State 80 far as have been able TO observe, he sad
ait the gmest OF party that there must be no
paltsring with minor to the sacrifice OF the great
principle upon which the party was established namely
the equal rights Of all to the land and the abolition
Of also In these things created by the people,
which should exist only In the interest Of the people,
such as railroads and telsgraphs. The United LABOR
party was not established as a freetrade party ana
much less, surely, as revenue reform party.
"In full accord with the teachings Of Mr. George en-
the sub sc its smbcrs whether PrOscenists or Free
Traders fully agreed that Whatsoever advantages
might frsm either protection or free trade would
be speedily swals wed up by the great monsposts OF
the natural opportunity and the great means Of e1
change Those of US who may be Free Traders cannot
Ignore the fact that Great Britain, which may be said to
be the wealthiest country IN the world, with q
wealth that Free Traders believe b largely because OF
free trade is set tho land most cursed with paupersn
On the ether hand these OF us whs may be
are becoming painfully Of the fact that the sup
posed advantages Of protection do net diminish, they
do not Increase the wretchedasss and misery OF the
protected coal miners OF Pennsylvania, and the coat
a,d cloak makers OF New-Yerk
"Tne msmbers OF tho party may think themselves
either Free Traders or Protsconiss but they are in
snsey convinced Of the paramount Importance Of the
principles Of the Syracuse platform, and that when
those principles shall have been carried into practice
che question OF Protection Free Trade will speedily
settle ITSELF and that without the adoption Of the prin-
cipes OF party the solution OF the tariff question Ia
either direction will be simply nugatory and useless
regard to the matter Of nominating Presidential
ticket year DrMcGlynn declared hi nself heartily IN
favor Of 1t. Henry George he said was obviously the
for President and Judge Mcguire Of San Francisco
the choice OF many President He thought the
general sentiment Of tie party was In favor OF calling
National Convention provided fer in tho Syracuse
platform. with the careful avoidance OF anything like
the mention OF the Tariff issue In shsrt, the ldnd
question must be made paramount
What about the alleged dssensions in the United
Labor party !"
"Ihey amount TO lttlc. Some unworthy members
have been expelled sleughed OIL and u indignant
and malignant spirit they are proclaning what is not
true, the wish being the father Of the thought.
BY the way the inspired talk In and another journal
these dssensons In the party clearly
due besides before mentioned TO certain hench
- OF eX-Shsrif James OBrien, who have evfehtIy
fsisod into the party for the the purpose OF
premoting their selfish Interests and those or that
exploded politician. They want 10 rule OIL rum tle
United Labor party Fortunately thsro 10 not the
ghost Of chance Of their being able 20 do auythng OF
the ksd. They have managed to get mere hanului OF
this aans into two three OF the Assembly
District organizations. and have for tho moAent even
the control Of the XNIIIth Dstrict organization. Inc
party make II clear that II will nave nsns Of
Jimmy O'BrIen and his gang and weud advise otr
friends make short work OF thom, aud especially IN
the XNIlfth District"